Nathan J. McGarigal | Cell Phone: (413) 687-1445 |
MOTION PICTURE TECHNICIAN
Résumé
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Film and Digital video shooting experience, digital post-workflow, film laboratory procedure.
- Cameras:
- 65mm: ARRI 765
- 35mm: ARRI 235, 435, 535B, ARRICAM LT & ST
- 16mm: ARRI SB, SR2 & 3, 416 and Aaton A-Minima
- HD: Arri D-21, Red ONE, Sony CineAlta F900R + F950, PMW EX1 and EX3, and HVR-Z1U. Panasonic Varicam, HDX-900, HPX-500, and HVX200. JVC GY-HD100, 200, and 250 cameras.
- Wide variety of standard-definition cameras in DigiBeta, DVC Pro 25+50, DV Cam, and Mini DV formats. Experience with various 35mm lens adapters for video cameras.
- Lighting for feature, commercial, documentary, TV. and greenscreens. Industry standard lighting equipment (Quartz/Tungsten, HMI, Fluorescent, LED, DC, practical), set practices, electrical distribution methods, and safety protocols.
- Grip tactics, J.L.Fisher, Chapman, and Mathews dollies. Process trailers, hood mounts, and hostess trays for car work.
- Jimmy-Jib Operator, 6'-30' modular arm length with remote 2-axis head and F-I-Z control. Also many smaller jibs.
- JLG + Genie authorized aerial work platform (Condor) operator + rigger.
- Film chemistry and digital video technology, optics, zone-system photography
UNION AFFILIATIONS
- IATSE Local 600 (East Coast) - Camera
- IATSE Local 481 (New England) - Lighting
EDUCATION
- Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
Communications/Media (Concentrations: Film Production + Video Production) - Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 1st Place: Five Day Film Competition for "The House on Hornpout Hill"
- Film / Video Student of the Year, Fitchburg State College
- Founder & President of FSC Filmmakers Society
- 1st Place: LaCoy Screenwriting Competition, for "Blue City Rhapsody"
- Fitchburg State College Leadership Honors Academy and Deans List, 4 semesters.
OTHER SKILLS:
- 35mm still photography and darkroom development
- Certified Open-Water SCUBA diver (S.S.I.), Kayaking/Canoeing Instructor, and Rock Climbing/High Ropes Course Instructor
- Experienced with a wide variety of industry-standard digital imaging software
Job Name | Type | Position | Format |
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| The Surgeon | Short Film | DP | RED | |
Office of the Black Dog | Short Film | DP | HD 5DmII |
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Sir Wumba | Short Film | DP | HD HVX200 |
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Bad Kids | Short Film | DP | 16mm |
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House on Hornpout Hill | Short Film | DP | HD HVX200 |
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Until Tomorrow | Short Film | DP | HD JVC-GY100 |
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Apple Pi | Short Film | DP | HD HVX200 |
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Squirrellology | Short Film | DP | HD HVX200 |
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Blue City Rhapsody | Short Film | DP | HD JVC-GY100 |
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Oaths | Short Film | DP | HD HPX500 |
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| "Roxie Munroe" book release | Commercial | DP | HD 5D MKii | |
| Invodo | Commercial | DP | RED | |
The Avon | Documentary | DP/Operator | HD HVX200 |
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| "Wall Street 2" Red Carpet | Commercial | Operator | HD HPX500 | |
| "The Romantics" Red Carpet | Commercial | Operator | HD HPX500 | |
Godsmack | Music Video | Operator | HD F900 |
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Dropkick Murphies | Concert/Commercial | Operator | HD HPX500 |
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The Trade | Short Film | Jib/Cam Operator | 16mm |
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Hasbro - Spiderman 3 Toys | Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HDX900 |
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Mohegan Sun Casino | Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | SD SDX-900 |
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Invisible Children | PSA/Documentary | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HPX500 |
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| Mountain Jam Music Festival '08, '09, '10 | Concert, Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD PMW350 | |
| Christmas Jam Music Festival '08, '09, '10 | Concert/Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD PMW350 | |
Rothbury Music Festival 08', '09 | Concert/Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HPX500 |
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All Points West Music Festival '09 | Concert/Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HPX500 |
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10,000 Lakes Music Festival '09 | Concert/Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HPX500 |
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Lollapalooza Music Festival '09 | Concert/Commercial | Jib/Cam Operator | HD HPX500 |
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Coalition of the Homeless | PSA/ Commercial | 1st AC | RED |
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Swarovski Crystal | Commercial | 1st AC | HD - 7D |
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SkinCancer Benefit Concert | Commercial/TV | 1st AC | HD HPX500 |
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General Mills Nut Cluster | Commercial | 1st AC | RED |
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Working Proof | Short Film | 1st AC | RED |
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A Sacred Vow | Short Film | 1st AC | 16mm |
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| ESPN Radio | Commercial | 2nd AC | 16mm | |
| Untitled Terrence Malik Project | Feature | Addt. 2nd AC | 35mm | |
| Not For Nothing | Feature | 2nd AC | 16mm | |
| ESPN Basketball | Commercial | 2nd AC | F35 | |
| Chuck-e-Cheese | Commercial | 2nd AC | F35 | |
| Tiffany's | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm | |
| Ford | Commercial | 2nd AC | RED | |
| Men in Black 3 | Feature | Addt. 2nd AC | 35mm, HD multiformat | |
| My Idiot Brother | Feature | 2nd AC | RED | |
| Olive Garden | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm | |
| Goldman-Sachs | Commercial | 2nd AC | HD, multiformat | |
| AllState Car Insurance "Mr. Mayhem" | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm | |
| Perdue Chicken | Commercial | 2nd AC/DIT | HD, multiformat | |
Wall Street 2 Promo | Commercial/TV | 2nd AC | HD F900 |
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Sharon Jones & Dapkings | Music Video | 2nd AC | 35mm |
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Reebok - The Numbers | Commercial | 2nd AC/DIT | HD D21 |
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American Petroluem Inst. | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm |
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L'Oreal Shampoo | Commercial | 2nd AC/DIT | HD - D21 |
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Snapple - Donald Trump | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm |
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Red Lobster - Family | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm |
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N8N | Music Video | 2nd AC | RED |
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Geico - Fairy Tales | Commercial | 2nd AC | RED |
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Education Reform Now | Commercial | 2nd AC | HD Varicam |
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Revlon - Breast Cancer | PSA/Commercial | 2nd AC | 16mm |
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Old Navy - Sweaters | Commercial | 2nd AC | 35mm |
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Only Criminals | Short Film | 2nd AC | 16mm |
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Dark Matter | Short Film | 2nd AC | 16mm |
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Fashions Night Out | Commercial | 2nd AC/DIT | HD - D21 |
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| British Broadcasting Sky TV | Commercial | Loader | 35mm | |
NY Lotto - Fat Wallet | Commercial | Loader | 16mm |
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Verizon - Phones | Commercial | Loader | 35mm |
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Red Lobster - Shrimp | Commercial | Loader | 35mm |
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Lipitor | Commercial | Loader | 35mm |
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Enrique Iglesias | Music Video | Loader | 35mm |
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Ceremony | Feature Film | Loader | 35mm |
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Arri Camera Service Center | Rental House | Camera Prep Tech. | 35mm, 16mm, HD | |
Job Name | Type | Position | Format |
| Time Warp, Discovery Chnl | TV | Gaffer | HD |
| Art Attack, Travel Channel | TV | Gaffer | HD |
| Nexxus Shampoo | Commercial | Gaffer | RED |
| Budweiser | Commercial | Gaffer | RED |
| Emc^2 | Commercial | Gaffer | HD |
| "Montalvo" | Short Film | Gaffer | RED |
| Shout it Out! | Feature | Gaffer | HD |
| Green Grass | Short | Gaffer | 16mm |
| Hobocide | Short | Gaffer | 16mm |
| Golfers Warehouse | Commercial | Gaffer | HD |
| Circuit | Short | Gaffer | 16mm, HD |
| Front Runner | Short | Gaffer | HD |
| Chase Thompson | Short Film | Gaffer | 16mm, RED |
| Alex Grey | Short film | Gaffer | 3D Red |
| Pie | Short Film | Gaffer | 35mm |
| Price Water House Coopers | Commercial | Gaffer | HD |
| Don McKay | Feature | Electrician | 35mm |
| The Fighter | Feature | Electrician | 35mm |
| Shuttle | Feature | Electrician | 35mm |
| Tanner Hall | Feature | Electrician | 35mm |
| Legends of the Whydah | Feature | BB Electric | HD |
| Squawkbox | TV | BB Electric | HD |
| Chop Shop | Feature | BB Electric | HD |
| Capers | Feature | 3rd Electric | HD |
| Edge of Darkness | Feature | Electrician, 2nd unit | 35mm |
| Wichita(Knight and Day) | Feature | Rigging Electric | - |
| Brotherhood, Showtime | TV | Rigging Electric | - |
| War of '04, SpikeTV | Pilot | Rigging Electric | - |
| The Town | Feature | Rigging Electric | - |
| Kelly Willis | Music Video | Key Grip | HD |
| The Unseen | Music Video | BB Grip | HD |
| Motorola Rzor | Commercial | BB Grip | HD |
| American Primitive | Feature | BB Grip | 16mm |
| Everybody Wants to be Italian | Feature | Grip | 35mm |
Jimmy-Jib triangle of 18’ to 30’ length with a remote head. Various formats: SD, HD, and 16mm.
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Live Concerts: | Live TV: Commercial: Narrative: |